The Community Foundation serving Southwest Colorado is excited to celebrate 25 years of supporting the nonprofit community in Southwest Colorado. One of the ways we will celebrate this milestone is to grant $25,000 to organizations serving a different sector for each quarter of 2025. The Foundation supports nonprofits serving in five counties, two sovereign nations, and nine towns across our region, and quarterly granting will be distributed across the communities we serve.
For the first quarter, the Foundation supported nonprofits with a focus on basic needs, committing to providing 10 nonprofits with a grant from our SPUR Fund (Special Projects, Uniquely Responsive).
In addition to the funds already committed by the Foundation, a generous donor in the community contributed $50,000 to further the impact of granting for the first quarter.
“We are beyond grateful to the Michael and Elaine Moravan Foundation for their donation which triples the impact of granting this quarter,” says Briggen Wrinkle, executive director of the Community Foundation. “We know these funds are greatly needed, especially during the coldest months of the year.”
The Community Foundation will distribute $7,500 to each of the organizations listed: Healthy Archuleta (Pagosa Springs, Archuleta County), San Juan Public Health (Silverton, San Juan County), Good Sam (Cortez/Ute Mountain Ute, Montezuma County), Mancos Food Share (Mancos, Montezuma County), Dolores Family Project (Dolores, Montezuma County), Dove Creek Care and Share Food Pantry (Dove Creek, Dolores County), Pine River Shares (Bayfield, Ignacio, Southern Ute Tribe, La Plata County), Community Emergency Assistance Program and Housing Our Workforce Locally (Durango, La Plata County), and the Warming Center (Durango, La Plata County).
Quarterly funding will focus on a different aspect of community need for each granting cycle, and the grants are unsolicited.
If you would like to support the Community Foundation’s SPUR Fund with a donation or learn more about how you can partner with us, go to our website www.swcommunityfoundation.org and select the “Donate” button.
The Community Foundation inspires hope, leadership and generosity in the community by bringing economic stability, professional development and collaboration to the nonprofit sector. As a community facilitator, the Community Foundation works to increase efficiency, sustainability and success for nonprofits, while maximizing effective grant-making for philanthropists.